August 5th, 1533

Born on August 5th, 1533

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on August 5th?

August 5th, 2015

Environmental Protection Agency personnel accidentally caused a spillage of 3 million gallons (11 ML) of mine waste water and tailings trapped inside the Gold King Mine near Silverton, Colorado, U.S.

August 5th, 2011

NASA launched the Juno probe to Jupiter as part of the New Frontiers program.

August 5th, 1993

Wizards of the Coast released Magic: The Gathering, the first trading card game.

August 5th, 1981

U.S. president Ronald Reagan fired the 11,345 striking members of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization en masse.

August 5th, 1962

American actress and model Marilyn Monroe was found dead of a barbiturate overdose in her home in Brentwood, Los Angeles.

August 5th, 1916

First World War: The British Empire's Sinai and Palestine campaign began with a victory at the Battle of Romani.

August 5th, 1888

Bertha Benz made the first long-distance automobile trip, driving 106 km (66 mi) from Mannheim to Pforzheim, Germany, in a Benz Patent-Motorwagen (pictured).

August 5th, 1816

Sir John Barrow, secretary at the Admiralty, rejected a proposal to use Francis Ronalds's electrical telegraph, deeming it "wholly unnecessary".

August 5th, 1772

Russia, Prussia and Habsburg Austria began the First Partition of Poland, whose primary motive was to restore the regional balance of power in Eastern Europe.

August 5th, 1716

Austro-Turkish War: The Ottoman army were defeated in their attempt to capture the Habsburgs-controlled Petrovaradin Fortress despite having double the number of soldiers.

August 5th, 1689

Beaver Wars: Aggravated by increased French incursions into their territory, a large force of Mohawk warriors substantially destroyed the settlement of Lachine in present-day Quebec.

August 5th, 1278

King Alfonso X of Castile was forced to abandon the Siege of Algeciras, the first of many on the city during the Spanish Reconquista.

August 5th, 1100

Henry I (pictured) was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey.

August 5th, 2008

The New England Revolution win the 2008 North American SuperLiga final against the Houston Dynamo.

August 5th, 2021

Australia's second most populous state Victoria enters its sixth COVID-19 lockdown, enacting stage four restrictions statewide in reaction to six new COVID-19 cases recorded that morning.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 5th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 5th?

39

Helene Fischer

German singer

*August 5th, 1984, Krasnoyarsk

35

Mizuki Fujii

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1988, Ashikita

45

Ella Diehl

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1978, Samara

86

Ernst Rodenwaldt

German racial hygienist, university teacher and military physician (1878-1965)

*August 5th, 1878, Berlin †June 4th, 1965, Ruhpolding

82

Neil Armstrong

American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2012)

*August 5th, 1930, Wapakoneta †August 25th, 2012, Cincinnati

38

Salomon Kalou

Ivorian association football player

*August 5th, 1985, Oumé

56

Erik Selin

Swedish billionaire property developer, and CEO

*August 5th, 1967, Gothenburg

76

Angry Anderson

Australian rock singer

*August 5th, 1947, Melbourne

81

Michael Ballhaus

German cinematographer

*August 5th, 1935, Berlin †April 12th, 2017, Berlin

55

Marine Le Pen

French politician (born 1968)

*August 5th, 1968, Neuilly-sur-Seine

50

Maren Meinert

German association football player and manager

*August 5th, 1973, Duisburg

26

Niels Henrik Abel

Norwegian mathematician (1802–1829)

*August 5th, 1802, Nedstrand †April 6th, 1829, Froland Municipality

92

Joan Hickson

British actress

*August 5th, 1906, Kingsthorpe †October 17th, 1998, Wivenhoe

50

Thomas Kufen

German politician

*August 5th, 1973, Essen

39

Kaare Dybvad Bek

Danish politician

*August 5th, 1984, Holbæk

84

Elisabeth Voigt

German lab technician and painter (1893-1977)

*August 5th, 1893, Leipzig †November 8th, 1977, Leipzig

28

Choi Sol-gyu

South Korean badminton player

*August 5th, 1995, Seoul

65

Hastomo Arbi

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1958, Kota Kudus

60

Mark Strong

British actor

*August 5th, 1963, London

51

Darryl Yung

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1972, Victoria

Same year
Born in 1533

69

Elizabeth I of England

Queen of England and Ireland from 1558 to 1603

*September 7th, 1533, Palace of Placentia †March 24th, 1603, Richmond Palace

59

Michel de Montaigne

French author, philosopher, and statesman (1533–1592)

*February 28th, 1533, Saint-Michel-de-Montaigne †September 12th, 1592, Saint-Michel-de-Montaigne

43

Eric XIV of Sweden

Swedish king

*December 13th, 1533, Tre Kronor Castle †February 26th, 1577, Örbyhus

51

William the Silent

Dutch statesman and revolt leader (1533–1584)

*April 24th, 1533, Dillenburg †July 10th, 1584, Delft

57

Basilius Amerbach

Swiss lawyer, professor and historian (1533–1591)

*December 1st, 1533, Basel †April 25th, 1591, Basel

63

Alfonso II d'Este

Duke of Ferrara from 1559 to 1597

*November 22nd, 1533, Ferrara †October 27th, 1597, Ferrara

55

Andreas Dudith

Croatian-Hungarian nobleman and diplomat

*February 5th, 1533, Buda †February 2nd, 1589, Wrocław

40

Asakura Yoshikage

Daimyo of the sengoku period; 11th head of Asakura clan (1533-1573)

*October 12th, 1533, Fukui Prefecture †October 16th, 1573

53

Stephen Báthory

King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1576–1586)

*September 27th, 1533, Șimleu Silvaniei †December 12th, 1586, Hrodna

44

Ismail II

Third Safavid Shah of Iran

*August 31st, 1533, Qazvin †November 24th, 1577, Qazvin

61

Alonso de Ercilla

Spanish soldier and poet (1533-1594)

*August 7th, 1533, Madrid †November 29th, 1594, Madrid

67

Johann Major

German author, poet and theologian, owner/creator of the album amicorum of Johannes Maior

*January 2nd, 1533, Jáchymov †March 6th, 1600, Zerbst

60

Paul Luther

German scientist (1533-1593)

*January 28th, 1533, Lutherstadt Wittenberg †March 8th, 1593, Leipzig

38

Catherine of Austria

Queen of Poland

*September 15th, 1533, Innsbruck †February 28th, 1572, Linz

54

Theodor Zwinger

Swiss physician

*August 2nd, 1533, Basel †March 10th, 1588, Basel

86

Hieronymus Fabricius

Italian physician, anatomist and surgeon (1533–1619)

*May 20th, 1533, Acquapendente †May 21st, 1619, Padua

54

Valentin Weigel

German theologian

*August 17th, 1533, Großenhain †June 10th, 1588, Zschopau

44

Martín de Rada

Spanish missionary (1533-1578)

*July 20th, 1533, Pamplona †June 12th, 1578, South China Sea

54

Timotheus Kirchner

German theologian

*January 6th, 1533, Döllstädt †September 14th, 1587, Weimar

16

Francesco III Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua

Italian noble

*March 10th, 1533, Mantua †February 22nd, 1550, Mantua

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1533 is a normal year and no leap year.

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